Rail Heritage WA Archive Photo Gallery

A picture tells a thousand words - and in historical research,
a picture may often show something for which no words have been written.

Rail Heritage WA has collected photographs and images over many years and these are available for research purposes thanks to the assistance of Lotterywest.
Please contact our archivist if you would like full size images or more information:

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P06450291 viewsW class 918, loco shed, Pemberton, PP line, view of rear end of loco shed

P06803291 viewsRoyal Coat of Arms which was placed on the running board of the loco that hauled the Duke of York's Royal Train from Perth to Pinjarra

P07884291 views4 of 4 photos of the Royal Train taking Prince Charles from Perth to Northam, (Ref: "Westrail" Vol 1, No.3 April 1979), see also P0897, view of crowd on platform at Northam

P09735291 viewsADF class, 'Bunbury Belle' headboard, shunting oil wagons, diesel refuelling area East Perth loco shed. ER line.

P11403291 viewsLeighton yard, overall view, car carriers in yard, J class 103 on wheat wagons. ER line.

P12238291 viewsF class 41 in MRWA livery and with "MR" motif on the nose, departing Gingin, Gingin accident. MR line.

T03058291 viewsHawker Siddeley Building Supplies loco, ex WAGR CS class 270, �Black Butte� on the Banksiadale timber mill line crossing over the PN line, Wuraming, AA class 206 first class carriage and two R class wagons with passengers behind the loco, ARHS tour train.

T03209291 viewsU class 662, turntable, Chidlow, ER line, rear view of tender

T03589291 views2 of 12 views of the smash at Bellevue, C class 1701 heading "The Kalgoorlie" passenger train passing the site.

T04321291 viewsDA class loco in the green with red stripe livery, Diesel depot, yard, Albany, GSR line, very high elevated view of yard

P01444291 viewsAQZ class carriage, internal view of compartment with "sleeping" passenger.

P01558291 viewsProspector railcar, hostess making a PA announcement

P01745291 viewsG class 110, Cue loco shed, side and front view, James Murrie standing near the tender, Wally King standing on the footplate was killed in WWI and Alick Hill standing next to the loco, 25,000 gallon cast iron tank on masonry water tower, NR line.

P02508291 viewsU class 662 steam locomotive, on Chidlow ARHS Tour, E. Woodland talking to Driver Thompson, Perth, ER line.

P03234291 viewsStation buildings, signal box, Bassendean, shows Guildford Road before the deviation was constructed.

P03338291 viewsDL class 40 and 45, GM class 22 and 46 diesel locomotives on a freight train approaching West Kalgoorlie, two man crew on leading loco.

P03474291 viewsY class 1104 diesel shunter, side and front view, shunting at Bassendean, points, cheese knob, footbridge, ER line.

P17571291 viewsStation building, passenger platform, view of west end, SM's house in the background, tracks, Mundaring, M line.

P00104290 views67 of 98 images showing views and aspects of the construction of the steel girder bridge with concrete pylons across the Swan River at North Fremantle.